Iron holder



March 19, 1935. E, H, MacKENzlE 1,994,777

IRON HOLDER Filed June 16, '1932 INVENTOR Z'dzra Mac Kenzzl a.

' This invention relates to devicesf'forholding excessively heated objects and relates particular Patented Mar. 19, 1935 new mon'nonpaa Ednal-I. MacKe'nzie; Grosse Pointe Park, Mich,

assignor to'superior Seal '&' Stamp Company, a

' corporationof Michigan Application June 1 6, l93 2, S erial No. 617,595

6 Claims, (01. es-10) l'y' to a device detachably secured'toan ironing board for-holding aheated ironduring holder which-can be removably secured-to an ironing board-fin suchmanner that when the ironingholder' is g in operative position, an iron can be conveniently removed from the ironing board tothe holderwithout the'necessi-ty 'forliftwhichit is being employed} Another objectbi the in'gthe' 'iron'ab'ove theheight" ofthe boalr'dbn" engagement by the screws 12; i

whenthe boardis taken down and put away:

Another object of the invention is to provide a detachable ironjjho'lder having an operative and an inoperative position; such that the iron can be 'securedto' the board' in operative position to "The invention comprises generally an attaching: clip and a support sep'arabletherefrom, adapted.

to bemanufactured and sold at a relatively low cost to be applied to the ironing board of any purchaser. When the "attaching clip is secured to the lower surface of aboard the holder or support can be inserted ,thereinwhenever it is desired to use the ironing board and thereafter can be removed and either put away'in a convenient place or attached to the ironing board in an inoperative position.

In the drawing:.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing.

board having secured thereto an iron holder embracing the principles of the invention.

Figure 2 is a'vertical sectional 'view through a F portion of the ironing board and the holder and illustrating such elements substantially as they might appear in the plane of line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the board and holder taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through the holder taken substantially in the plane of line 4-4 on Fig. 2.1

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of the board and holder illustrating an intermediate position periodsinvention is to' provide- F an iron holder'which can be detachably secured to an ironing boardwhen'the latteris being ern ployedl ajnd thereafter removed fromtheboard oftthe holder during its' removal from or attachment'tothe board. :Referring particularly to the drawing there is disclosed an ironing board 10 which maybe covered with any suitable material and employed, for ironing purposes either" by supporting the board upon a table from a cabinet formed in awall, or as illustrated, upon a collapsible frame;

11'. Secured by screws 12 in any desired region upon the lower surface of the board 12 is a holder attaching member or clip 13 consisting of a U'- shaped part v14 fromwhich projectslugs 16. for

The attaching member 13 is secured to the board in such manner that the opening within the U-shaped part 14 extends in perpendicular. relation to the edge of the board 11). On the side of the clip '13 adjacent the'edge of the board a 10' there projects from the sides of the U-shaped part lea pair of oppositely angular guide por ti'ons N W-hich assist in guiding into the attaching clip the supporting end 18 of an iron holding supporting bar 19.

Besides the supporting end 18, the supporting bar 19 embraces a spaced pair of vertically dis-1 posed portions 21 and 22 connected at their lower extremities by an intermediate portion '23. upper end of the portion 22 merges in a laterally extending bar or tongue 24 adapted to engage the lower surface of a supporting base or plate 26 J on which an iron such as that indicated'at 2'7, in Fig. '2, is adapted to rest. It will be noted that the U-shaped character of the arm provided. by the portions 21, 22 and 23provides a space between the end of the ironing bcardand the. iron supporting plate that will permit parts of; the articles being ironed to extend downwardly between the edge of the board and the plate.

The plate is secured to the tongue 24 by means of a pair of struck out loops 28 engaging portions of the tongue adjacent the opposite ends thereof and by a stop 29 against the edge of which the end of the tongue 24 abuts. An intermediate portion of the tongue 24 is provided with a depression 29 in the upper surface thereof which is adapted to receive a laterally offset projection 31 formed in the plate.

The relation dimensions of the sections of the support 19 are such that the plate 24 is held substantially level with the upper surface of the board 10 when the holder is in operative position. The shape of the plate 23 is similar to the shape of an iron with the pointed portion thereof in the present instance extending in a direction away from the ironing board 10. Around the The ' thereof.

Spaced fromthe outer edges of the plate 26 is an upwardly projecting bead 33 which is formed I in the plate to limit the surface contact between the plate and iron and thus to decrease the heat exchanged between the two elements,

The attaching or supporting end 18 of the support 19 comprises a portion 34 adapted to extend inside of the U shaped part 14 and to contact along the lower edge thereof with the section of the U shaped portion intermediate thetwo sides Between such section and the end of the supporting or attaching end is an arcuate sec.- tion 36 adapted to curve downwardly into'a region slightly below the attaching member 13 when the holder is in operative position. Beyond sucharcuate portion is a flat end portion 37 which engages the lower surface of the board and thus opposes the movement of the holder after the latter is securedwithin the attaching member 13.

In order to remove-the holder from the board the plate or iron supporting end thereof is raised, slightly until the arcuate portion 36' is capableof;

movementtoward the opposite side'of the attach.-

ing member and thereafter, merelyby pulling the holder outwardly, the entire structure, other thanthe attaching member l3,i'nay be removed from the board. i

' When so removed the holder and board each maybe put away independently orby .reversing the position of the holder relative to the attaching member 13 the holder may be secured beneath the ironing: board with the supporting end thereof disposed in a position such as that indicated in dot and dash lines at 38 in Fig.2.

Although the structuredisclosed constitutes a preferred form and application .of the invention, it will be understood that numerousother modified equivalent structures are within the scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims. f

1. The combination with an ironing board, of an attaching member secured to the lower surfacerthereof, said attaching member having side portions disposed substantially perpendicularly to the outer extremity of said board; said side portions having ang ularly disposed guides. pro jecting from the outer extremities thereof, and an iron holder removably secured within said; at-

taching member for supporting an iron in the 1 vicinity of said board. a r

2. An iron holder for attachment to a support such as an ironing board, comprising a sheetmetal plate having an annular, integrally closedeye struck out below its under surface, and a single supporting arm projecting under and along the" 7 plate and into the eye, the eye and arm portion therein being'non-circular in shape so as to prevent turning of the plate relativeto'and transversely of the arm and the latter being longitudinally slidable' into the eye to readily permit as sembly. V

3. An iron holder forattachment to a support such as an ironing board, comprising a sheet metal plate having an 'eye struck out below its under side, a supporting arm having an elongated por tion contacting with the under surface of the plate and projecting into the eye, andmeans for locking the arm against withdrawal from theeye, said means comprising a part of the platedeprssed into anotch in the arm.

- 4. An iron holder for'attachrrient 'to'a such as an ironing-fboard; comprising a sheet metal plate having an annular, integrally closed eye struckroutbelow itsunder surface, a single supporting arm slidably projecting;under and along the plate and intothe eye, the'eye andarm portion therein being non-circular in shape so as,

to prevent turning ofthe plate-relative to'and gitudinally sli'dable into the eye to readilyperm it 30 ,transver'selylof .the arm and the latter being lonassembly, andmeans for locking the arm against, 7

sliding withdrawal from the eye; 7 f 5 5. An iron holder for attachment toa support r A such as an ironing board,compr1s nga sheet" metal platehaving an eyelstruck out below it ss;

under surface, a supportingarm projecting under and along the plate and into the eye, thei eyeand arm portions therein being noncircular in shape so Las to, prevent turning of the platerelative to' and transversely of the arm, and means for locking the arm against withdrawal fromthe-eye, said means comprising a part of the plate depressed into a notch in the arm. Y 1

6. The combination with an ironingfboardjor the like, of a U -shaped bracket secured to the un der surface of theboard, an iron supportingarm extending through the bracket and engaging the base'of. the-board inwardly thereof, andmeans.

comprising downwardly extending portions of the arm v on opposite sides of the base of the bracket 7 adapted to hold the arm in place and prevent lotigitudinal withdrawal thereof from the bracket except when the arm islifted from the base .of the bracket.

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